Sec. 156.211. CHANGE OF ADDRESS OR SPONSORSHIP; MODIFICATION OF LICENSE. (a) Before the 10th day preceding the effective date of an address change, a residential mortgage loan company shall notify the commissioner in writing of the new address accompanied by a change of address fee of $25.

(b) When the sponsorship of a residential mortgage loan originator is terminated, the residential mortgage loan originator or the residential mortgage loan company shall immediately notify the commissioner.

(b-1) Not later than the 10th day before a residential mortgage loan company begins doing business under an assumed name, the residential mortgage loan company shall file with the commissioner a copy of an assumed name certificate for each assumed name under which the residential mortgage loan company intends to conduct business and pay a $25 registration fee for each assumed name.

(b-2) A person licensed under this chapter must notify the commissioner not later than the 10th day after the date of any change of the person's name for the issuance of an amended license.

(b-3) A residential mortgage loan company licensed under this chapter that changes the company's qualifying individual shall notify the commissioner not later than the 10th business day after the date of the change. The commissioner may charge a fee of $25 for each change of a designated representative.

(c) A fee under this section is not refundable and may not be credited or applied to any other fee or indebtedness owed by the person paying the fee.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1254, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Amended by:

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1018 (H.B. 955), Sec. 6.12, eff. September 1, 2005.

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 905 (H.B. 2783), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2007.

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 655 (S.B. 1124), Sec. 26, eff. September 1, 2011.

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 160 (S.B. 1004), Sec. 30, eff. September 1, 2013.